What Is a Pink Slip or Esafety Check for?

Unacceptable on 08/02/2022 - 18:35

My vehicle was turning over 5 years old and gets to renew rego so I needed a pink slip inspection done.

I went to one of the local service centres that I’d booked weeks before, and the mechanic there said he’s working alone today (as others are called in sick) and busy, came out and looked at my car, checked the odometer and said it’s all good, done I paid $42 for a minute job.

I appreciate that it’s done quickly but at least I was expecting somethings are done properly like head lights, tyres, oil leaks etc before the report is issued?

Is it acceptable doing the safety job this way?

Automotive Pink Slip

Comments

  • apsilon on 08/02/2022 - 18:43
    +4

    Definitely not supposed to be done that way but it's not uncommon.

  • John Kimble on 08/02/2022 - 18:43

    Should be all these things: https://www.mynrma.com.au/cars-and-driving/car-servicing/res…

    • avoidfullprice on 08/02/2022 - 19:02
      +1

      OP's car passed brake efficiency test by visual inspection.

      • apsilon on 08/02/2022 - 19:04

        You can shake the unit in the right way and get a pass to submit.

        • Brian McGee on 08/02/2022 - 20:35
          +1

          most newer ones have GPS tracking and the RTA/RMS dictate which road the brake test is to be done on.
          the 2 units i used most were either lift your leg to 90 degrees and place the machine on your thigh, squeeze the sensor with your hand and drop your leg slowly and then raise it. perfect 45kph test everytime. The other machine i used you had to put the machine on the table, push the pedal pad against a stack of paper floor mats while tilting the machine through 90 degrees and back to flat, that was about 40-42kph test speed, and a 100% pass rate.

          • apsilon on 08/02/2022 - 20:41

            @Brian McGee: Ahh interesting. I actually haven't seen it done for a fair while. Not surprised they've gotten a little smarter.

      • randomusername2017 on 08/02/2022 - 20:16

        lol

  • Seraphin7 on 08/02/2022 - 18:44
    +2

    What Is a Pink Slip or Esafety Check for?

    To enable you to get your registration renewed.

    While old mate has obviously decided to slide one through and make a quick $42 (not to mention doing you a favour), these things have no real standing anyway.

    • salmon123 on 08/02/2022 - 22:16

      make a quick $42

      I imagine, RMS takes a big portion of this (directly or indirectly).

  • pegaxs on 08/02/2022 - 18:52
    +11

    Because your car is 5 years old is why he probably didn’t give it much thought. Check the lights work, check the tyres aren’t bald, slap the roof and mention about how many pink slips this car could hold and send it on its way.

    Now, if your car was a 12yo and had 285,000km on it, he may have cared a little more about checking it out.

    • dust on 08/02/2022 - 20:27
      +3

      Yep exactly. A dodgy job for sure but he probably assessed the risk of your car not passing it against how busy he was and made a judgement call.

  • SBOB on 08/02/2022 - 19:12

    What Is a Pink Slip or Esafety Check for?

    In NSW…
    Prove your brakes work…
    And maybe your lights if your are lucky.

    That's about it.

    And to let mechanics make a few easy bucks for 5 mins work.

    • Unacceptable on 08/02/2022 - 19:43
      +1

      That simple checks were not done. I genuinely thought I would use that place for my car service outside dealer. No way now.

    • Brian McGee on 08/02/2022 - 20:37

      5 mins work, and making sure credentials are up to date, investing in the machinery to do it.

    • salmon123 on 08/02/2022 - 22:18
      +1

      Prove your brakes work

      Stopping in the right spot at the workshop.

      maybe your lights if your are lucky

      Possibly saw you turning into the workshop …

  • MrThing on 08/02/2022 - 19:53

    the fact that a pink slip is not required in every state tells me its probably over kill

    • st1ng on 08/02/2022 - 20:09
      +5

      when was the last time you checked if your brake lights were working? It amazes me the number of cars on the road (in NSW) that have at least one light not working.

      • MrThing on 09/02/2022 - 05:57

        well when I get my car regularly serviced they check those things for me

        safety belts, lights, tyre pressure.

        • robberbutton on 09/02/2022 - 10:26

          You think the average death trap on the roads is getting serviced at all, let alone regularly?

          • Sleeqb7 on 09/02/2022 - 13:15
            +1

            @robberbutton: Speaking as the owner of a 1990 Deathtrap Hatch, I avoid servicing because if someone tells me something is wrong I'll have to fix it. :)

    • Euphemistic on 09/02/2022 - 08:44

      Living on nsw and seeing what utter …boxes are still on the roads here I’d much rather they had the inspections. Not everyone gets their car checked by a mechanic regularly, so an annual inspection makes up for some of that.

  • pharkurnell on 08/02/2022 - 20:23
    +1

    Dont complain he saved you a fortune in repairs…

  • WreckTangle on 08/02/2022 - 20:24
    +1

    The whole thing is a joke. Not even needed in Vic or Qld. Yet which state has the highest road toll per capita…oh, its NSW

    • Brian McGee on 08/02/2022 - 20:37
      +2

      Thats cause of (profanity) drivers, not unsafe cars.

      • mapax on 08/02/2022 - 20:51
        +1

        Are you saying that your state is so crap at driving that if they didn’t tax the poor do annual safety checks the road fatalities would be even worse?

        Lol, maybe if more people drove shit cars they’d actually be better drivers…

  • Kaz0551 on 08/02/2022 - 21:01

    20yr old landcruiser gets a visual pink slip signoff… Bald tyres and brake pads were ignored but getting them done coz they need to be. 😉

  • p1 ama on 08/02/2022 - 21:09
    +1

    Would you prefer he take an in depth look at your car and give you a list of 50 things wrong with it that you can fix? Of course, he conveniently can fix all of it for you.

    Stupid system, but be glad that he's not taking you for a ride.

  • cashless on 08/02/2022 - 21:28
    +1

    What is needed in Australia is the equivalent of the UK MoT test. 3 year old cars undergo dozens of checks. Lights, brakes, emissions, seatbelts, wipers, fuel system, exhaust, body structure, suspension etc.
    Annual test, compulsory and it weeds out the clunkers & plain dangerous vehicles
    Too many shit heaps on Australian roads…..

    • MrThing on 09/02/2022 - 05:59
      +3

      Id like to see exhaust gas testing on all vehicles. the amount of trucks and 4wd's belching out black smoke when they put the gas down

      • [Deactivated] on 10/02/2022 - 00:47

        I second that… will remove a few backyard modded p platers off the road too.

  • Kranbone on 08/02/2022 - 22:28
    +1

    The scheme is abused from both sides. Some mechanics don't do a proper job examining a car, while other's will use a pink slip as an opportunity to make stuff up and charge a customer for safety work which is not required, ie, rear rotors needing replacement (on a car which has drums).

    • pegaxs on 09/02/2022 - 07:00
      +2

      You do know that you don’t have to get any work they mention done by them? You just thank them for their time and take it somewhere else or do it yourself.

      You are also well within your rights to take it somewhere else and have it inspected independently and if there is a discrepancy, you can take that up with the inspection station or with your local states registration agency.

      • John Kimble on 09/02/2022 - 09:22
        +1

        My old Astra didn't pass once, the headlight plastic was apparently too fogged up from old age/UV.

        They wanted to replace the entire headlight assemblies for hundreds of dollars…I said no thank you, got a headlight restoration kit from SCA for about $50 (or there abouts), fixed them and took it back for a pass.

      • Kranbone on 09/02/2022 - 12:31

        this is correct. however a lot of them employ scare tactics or claim for work that doesn't need to be done.

        • Euphemistic on 09/02/2022 - 13:38

          If you have a regular mechanic they can be a little more lenient.

  • mini2 on 09/02/2022 - 21:09

    Depends how anal the operator is, some will have a look at the lights, wipers and tyres then $42 later, you're on your merry way. I had one guy failed my car for a cracked lower control arm bushes (that's fair), another warned me my inoperable driver’s window is an instant failure (yeah ok) and another said to pass my car, he needs an insurance claim number to put down in the notes as pending repairs just in case they get pulled up later on how come he passed my car with body damage.

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